Jacksonville - Two Tales of a City

Jacksonville – Two Tales of a City

These are the worst of times, these are the worst of times. Of course, these are also the times that could get better, but not until we whoop up on the Florida Gay-tors. I will tell you a tale of two games.

In the first game, UGA wins the toss and starts off the game in style by marching down the field with a hectic mix of Isaiah Crowell, Marlon Brown, Tavares King, Malcolm Mitchell and Orson Charles. IC scores from 22 yards out to cap off the 73 yard, 5:37 second drive. Walsh puts on the extra point. 7-0 US. Florida goes three and out thanks to some nifty pass rushing and run stifling LB play, and soon we are on our way to the promised land again. 14-0.

In that tale, UGA goes on to win the game 34-17, and all is well in BullDawg Nation. St. Simons and Brunswick are “lit up”, shall we say, for the rest of the weekend. Monday finds us all red-eyed and bushy tailed, knowing that we are about to push the record to 7-2 the following weekend. The Gay-tors slither off and lick their wounds, knowing that a bowl game will be a stretch this year. My paper bag not only gets removed, but burned and stomped on – I’ll scatter the ashes somewhere appropriate.

In the second game, things go a little differently. We win the toss (that’s my prediction), and go 5 and out. Florida uses a combination of short, frustrating passes and mid-range pin point rifle fire to dink and dunk their way to our something-teen yard line, from whence they lob a pass to a completely uncovered TE under the goal posts. 7-0 THEM. After the kickoff, we march to the Florida 4 yard line, largely thanks to a wildly lucky 42 yard pass to MM, who re-tweaks his hammy, from whence we miss a chip shot field goal on 4th and an inch. The game follows this plot: Florida gets all the calls . . . we hold them to third and 14 six times only to let them convert 5 of those times . . . we commit 83 yards in penalties, two of which cost us 14 points . . . we miraculously stay in the game through much of the 2nd quarter, only to turn the ball over 7 times . . . and so it goes.

In that game, Florida goes on to win 47-13. We go on to a 7-5 season and wind up playing someone like Syracuse or Rutgers in the “Apathy.com Who Cares Bowl”.

One of these tales will be closer to the truth. History says one thing . . . what says you?

I say we score 1 TD kick 4 FG's 1 from 30+ and 3 inside the 20 and win 19-7

Murray gets hammered the entire game. IC is covered up on the ends and can't find a hole in the middle. Dropped passes and other missed opportunites. Can't shake the monkey or the SEC officials off the back. While trying to drive down the field one last time, UGA runs out of time and timeouts in the 4th and loses 23-17.

Sorry for the negative prediction but I think we all know how many times we've had our heart broken in J'ville.

I just do not have that warm and fuzzy feeling that it's going to be any different.

I am sure happy that things are more positive about this game at my house. I dont think I could watch it if I did'nt think the Dawgs were going to win.GATA!!!!! GO DAWGS!!!!!! SIC SIC SIC EM!

Doesn't this book end with someone being executed by the revolutionaries?

It didn't turn out so lucky for the pheasants in that one.

As for me and my countrymen, I will take the second outcome.

Then, after the game CMR will again tell us that we just need to clean up some things, and reavaluate some things.

Belue can't be reached for comment because he is running late for his date with Bobo later that evening.